Fly Fishing destinations worldwide - FFTC.club Magazine issue II-2020

Estfly guided fishing trips
Estfly is the first and most experienced
fishing guide in Estonia. In 2007, we
sat by the fire on a bank of our
favourite trout river and decided that
we would like to share our favourite
and secret spots with other fishermen
and Estfly was born. Before that there
were very few foreigners who had
fished the Estonian trout rivers and
Estonia was unknown in the world of
fly fishing. Estonia is still off the beaten
track for travelling fly fisherman, but
the ones who have been here have
had very memorable fishing days and
some well-travelled fly fishermen have
even said that Estonia might be one of
the best spots in Europe for catching
wild trophy brown trout.
All our fishing trips, whether it is for a
day or for a week are custom made
based on our clients wishes and our
guides' field-knowledge. Our fishing
guides are expert anglers and have
extensive experience with our brown
trout rivers. We spend most of the
days at the river side, and always pick
the fishing spots which currently work
the best. For preparation of the trip we
ask about the type of water our client
likes to fish, is it easy fishing or hike to
an unmolested wilderness, quantity or
trophy hunting and based on this
knowledge we plan the trip.
Most of our clients arrive to Estonia by
plane. We meet our clients at the
airport and take them to a cosy
countryside hotel near the fishing
waters. Every fisherman will have a
nice and clean room, can have a hot
sauna after the fishing day, and enjoy
a barbecue in the backyard after a
good fishing trip.
Restaurant of this hotel is serving
traditional Estonian meals and those
meals have been very valued by our
guests. Accommodation is budgetfriendly,
situated in the peaceful
countryside, and located a maximum
of 30 minutes from our favourite
fishing spots.
If needed, we will provide necessary
fly fishing gear and suitable flies. Also,
our guided trips include all required
fishing licenses. There are three types
of fishing licenses that trout
fisherman need to know for fishing
in Estonia. First is the general
fishing license which covers most
of Estonian water bodies. It is very
cheap and it is possible to buy this
online. Current cost for a week is 3
euros. Extra license is needed for
middle-Estonia trout rivers, which
is 6 euros for a day. Last but not
least is a salmon and sea trout
rivers license, which is needed for
the rivers and stretches where
these two species are spawning.
This license is 9 euros a day.
Although it is called salmon and sea
trout license, it is also needed when
fishing for brown trout from these
rivers. Foreigners can buy these two
licenses from the post office.
Currently online booking for these two
isn’t available.
During the fishing days, our guides
take our guests to our favourite spots
and share all their knowledge from
finding the fish, how to approach the
fish, how to do a perfect presentation
and what flies to use. For novice
anglers, we are happy to give casting
lessons and give casting instructions
throughout the trip. Beautiful fish
caught by our client is always our best
reward.
Guest editorial by Vahur Mäe, ESTONIA © 2020 all photos www.estfly.com
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